embezzle
verb
em·bez·zle
im-ˈbe-zəl
em-
embezzled; embezzling
im-ˈbe-zə-liŋ
-ˈbez-liŋ,
em-
: to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzled thousands of dollars
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